Bump in the Night
Sorcery
Target opponent loses 3 life.
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #24705
Bump in the Night deals 3 damage to an opponent for one black mana — that's the whole pitch. At instant speed on the flashback for two more mana later, it punches well above its cost in any deck trying to close out life totals fast.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Pauper is where Bump in the Night does its best work, slotting into mono-black burn and Rakdos aggro shells that want cheap, redundant reach to close games before the board stabilizes. In Legacy and Vintage it's a fringe option — the formats move too fast and the payoff is too small compared to what else is happening. Commander is the hardest sell: 3 damage spread across 120 total life across three opponents is negligible, and Bump in the Night has no synergy with the board-centric gameplay that defines the format. Modern sees occasional play in dedicated burn as a fifth-through-eighth Lightning Bolt variant, but it's firmly a role-player rather than a staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Bump in the Night is pure bulk — easy to pick up in any format where you want it. Prices at this tier are stable by default; there's no demand spike coming for a one-mana sorcery with narrow constructed applications.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.